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f "Oh, may God grant that victory _, may fall," she murmured, "where _--i---_)otrnt Conrad draws his sword!” _ It, was evening before. Visconti _ returned, weary from his survey of his men, victorious after a, fierce T skirmish with some of Verona’s _ . mercenaries, led by Mastino’s f trusted Captain Roccia. To a man the crowded assembly flocked. to follow. C "Ah l” Visoonti turned again. "A crushed foo is scarcely to be feared! Havel not; set my stand- ard in the market-place of Verona? Have I not dragged a hostage from Della Scala’s palace? Lords of Milan, am I not Yisoontip' With one voice they broke into latgsl shouts. __ t A... And while the cry still sounded, before the enthusiasm could abate, Visconti, armed and mounted, rode at the head of some thousand mer- cenaries and Milanese, to the farth- est etppart of the city. "Have you no thanks for so much comfort?” laughed Visconti. "Let all those who may care to follow make them ready, and let those who -pErp_pc)tr-istay, to, make IMY, welcome from a victory. Comis, quana.” "8RFiredeie,erara. "to $11? city wallsl Down with Della Scala! To the citytx11s)." --- - - D'Orleans had not volunteered. The French Duke remained in the well-guarded palace, of which the Lady Valentine was left the gover- nor during the Duke's absence, an office she had often filled before quarrels had sprung up between her and her brother, and while he held Milan against his father and sh? was his counsellor and ally. There was no answer from the splendid throng; they had com- plained much of ltrttv--but not to bis face. m turmsd “away with his hand on his favorite captaip’§ arm. _ TV "You look grave, my lords," cried Visconti, his grey eyes wide, "and foarful. I had not thought you of so poor a, courage. Yet, since you are so faint of heart, I come to tell you from my own lips thatrI ride against Verona to-day! Have you forgotten, my lords, that a. Visconti still rules Milan 2” _ For a few brief hours, power again' was hers, for Wseonti had not weakened her authority yet--- outwardly at least. She could no nothing. -She, thought of her helplessness with bitterness. All day long she set herself to revolving schemes. of escape-soo" way whereby to avail herself of the confusion into which Milan had been thrown-some means to outwit her brother. She could not rest from her anxi- ous thoughts. The Viscon-ti palace was near the walls, and Valentine, stepping-cn to-tlie open balcony, leaked through the clustered pil- Jars over the flat house-roofs to the distant country where the ad- vancing army lay. There were many them to-day, eager-eyed among the throng, among them the German architect of the glorious new church; but to- day Visconti passed unheeding through them. The city was at war. . The air was heavy. From the streets came the sound of tumult, noise, and hurry; the walls were manned. This gieab gilt ornate room was full of Milanese and foreigners, allit? or gueyts of Viscon-ti. _ .. .. He stepped into the council chamber unannounced, followed solely by Giagnotto. "There is to be sc murmured valentine She shaded her eyes from the sun that, beating on the red brick- work of the palace, gave back a blinding g1a1:e. _ Gian Visconti kept neither the open court nor the free table of his father; he was neither lavish in his hospitality, save when it suited his own ends, nor liberal in his rewards; still he loved, encourag- ed, and jealously exacted the hom- age of all artists. Woe be to the painter or poet who took his paint- ing or poetry to any other in Milan save the Duke himself! Strange, flaring lights were thrown across the courtyard; the torehes flung, ragged, straggling rays upon the sides of the palace, falling grotesquely on the grifhns that grinned either side the arched door, falling across the long rows of straight windows, and, for a second, on Valentine Irisconti's pa.ltsface, looking eagerly below. The palace, that till then had lain so quiet, was suddenly a. wild con- fusion, a babel of voices, shouts, and trampling of horses. "Dogs of Yerouesey' cried Tis, (muti, turning his wild eyes towards the, prisoners. "They have cost us a. wild hour y' And he had been in the thick of it; his rich armor was dinted, the 'rt:rs):uzs+)sy):wri:i4-r:w)aet:i+):e:re?f.S.t),1t,)i1,t,).? te.t.E.tei'..t?g magnum»:dimmzkmmmwmmmmo-mmgawk: CHAPTER X1T.--(Contr'd) Tht Price of mmmr; Or, The Lad of Verana’s Disappointment some fighting," Lana.” . The soldier looked surprised. "You, lord? There is no need---" "It is my will," Visconti answer- ed fiercely, "At once to the west- ern gape I” _ At his cry the soldiers flung them- selves again into the saddle, and those who still sat their horses gathered up theirprei.1y.s., . Giannotto stood bewildered in the doorway; nothing left of the wild tumult that had filled the spaces save echoing shouts and tramping lyopfs, "Your helmet, lord," cried the startled squire; but Visconti swept him aside and rushed bareheaded forward, de Lana and his troop of horsemen after him in a, wild riot cf sound and lights. “Visconti is mad," he thought. "He has ridden off almost un- armed! Now-l wonder what may happen before he return from the western gate-the night is dark amitdaryierousy' , With a sound of fury Visconti struck at his secretary violently, with the onds of his bridle. "And I was not told before l” "It was held too small a fray, lord," said the secretary. "Could I tell my Lady Valentine one gate was more to you than another? I besought her to send to you - I besoughtr them all-could I tell them why 1” .- them 'Why 1” Even as he spoke de Lana rode up resolutely. .. _ _ "More meh are needed at the western gate," he said; “the Gev- mans have returned. J" t Jatc And wifh a thoughtful glance up at the cloudy sky, Giannotto slow- ly withdrew. Mastino della, Scala was proving himself. Be had come to within fifteen miles of Milan. Of them Julia. Gonzaga/s force and Ippolito d'Este's army lay at Brescia, ready at any moment to advance. "What news, Giannoteof" cried Visconti. "Thy pallid face seems too ready to weleomo,mts. Let me dismount." "What gate?” he asked. "What house? What prisoners I" _ _ Verona, was his again; that was in itself enough to justify his al- lies' confidence. Della Soala's position lay nearer Milan and by far the larger half of his support was Carrara, Duke " Padua's contingent, led by the Duke in person. "Quick with thy mews then - stand back, de Lana, I must hear this rogue." Giannotto drew closer. "My lord, at noon, to-day, Rin- alta, the Tuscan captain, rode in. While Roccia was engaging you, some mercenaries forced one of the gates, and before they could be driven back, a house was broken into, some prisoners made,---" The Dukffixed his widening eyes upon the speaker, and Giannotto shrank. "The westerl1 gate, lord, and Agpply Tristarnini's, louse I'. . Between the two forces, a quar- ter of a mile outside Della, Scala’s camp, was the castle of Brescia, at one time an occasional residence of Barnabas, Tisconti's father, and now a gloomy fortress, with an evil reputation; for Barnabas, driven from Milan by his son, had died there-with his wik--of fever it was said. In a gorgeous tent in the midst of Della Scala’s camp sat Conrad von Schulembourg and the yhunger destc. "We. have given Roccia a, taste of our quality!" he laughed, and pulled his gauntlets off. "Where is de Lana?” “Hear me first," entreated the secretary, "before you dismountr-- before anytyipg-r1ordl" _ He stood at tho Duke's saddle, 10015193 round hip! in confyg-ion: _ "I am here, lord," said Gian- notto. embroidered surtot born to rags; Visconti’s blood was up. In a, fight, even the Torriani could trot say he lacked anything save prydeny. Without alighting, he took from his head his portdrous helmet with the viper crest, and gave it to his may parchment lay near him on the seat, and from time to time he made some pretence oi looking at it: pretence only. It was the slumbrous hour after noon; the air heavy with an ap- proaching storm, and Conrad lounged languidly on a low divan, playing with his dagger. The war, although success had fallen to his leader, had already begun to weary this indolent cavalier, and even the sight of Milan in the distance, where Valentine was imprisoned, could not keep him from whining at the hardness of his fate. A "No!" cried Visconti; "trre CHAPTER XV. anon _ - e---mis-HTts fell on Vincenzo, and l. I ‘darkened. “:er mama, Tirieesr,sar," he. said, “.155 birn. "Thou art no longer WI A see. . . a1".d2tuC'crto_indulge m these page's tricks, and much I marvel Count Conrad should allow thee such license." Vincenzo rose sullenly., "Leave us," continued Della Scale with angry eyes. "And learn from yonder soldiers to play the man, and wear a, leathern jacket with more grace than a, silken doublet. I am ashamed of thee, Vincenzo." 581a Soda/s glancefsoftened; he laid his hand on the boy's shoul- der gently. n“ , , 'D'Estevs beautiful face flushed crimson. "'Tis not always the leathern jacket comes out best at time of need, my lord," he said defiantly. "Try me in it in, a fight." "Tell me not," said Vincenzo. “I know Mastino always counsels pru- dence, and I am weary of it." ' __ "A dash on tho walls," said Con- rad, “that is what we need, not Ihis idleness and smmmishing. I Jong, to grasp my sword and ily to my Lady valentine's rescue - but the Prince---" "The Prince knows more of if than We, doubtless,” admitted Conrad. "N avertholess these parchments may wait while I have a, game of chess with thee.',' I "May they, Count Conrad? And i: chess thy notion truly 1” said Mastino's voice without, and un- pnnounqed he entered tho bent, followed by Tomaso’s father Gior- gio Ligozzi. ' “I asked the Prince to let me, but as usual I was bade stay at my post.” And Conrad rose with a sigh of outraged virtue, and ad- justed the points of his rose-colored doublet. In Della, Scala/s force Conrad held third command under the Duke of Padua, who was immedi- ately under Mastino; but Conrad's post was largely a sinecuro, for though in the battle the Cotutt,'s gallant. courage roused Della Sca- la,'s warmest praise, he recognized that his capacity for generalship was small. For the fiftiebln time he put the parchment; down and turned to Vincenzo, who lay along the floor, eating nuts and hurling the shells at the legs of the sentry visible through the frsrps set wide back for woolnessl To make, the soldier jump at a, telling shot Was more iust'tllesn to Yipasams_than the taking of Milan. "-, “I would there were someone else to read these dispatches," said Conrad. "I love not; this pare of soldiering. When, think you, will there, bejnother city to be taken, Vincenzo?" "Asked the Prince!” mocked Jrinoenaor "thou shouldst have gong without 1skinst.him." . _ A None the less Della Scala truse- ed him completely. His heart full of his one object, elated by his suc- cesses, eagerly keeping his allies to- gether, Della, Scala. had small lei- sure to notice Conrad's stifled yawns when the council of war was held, or the fact that he gave more thought to playing cards and chess with Vincenzo than to the discip- lme and effciemey of tho men un- der his orders. "There was fighting yesterday tut/side Milam," returned the boy. "Thou shouldsb have gone_." ttAF' _ qgP'ie 0 'tl _ ‘ - v . m - “in He guys from head. to foot in ar- /Yilou are a, d’Este and my bro- "After taking three bottles of your wonderful medicine, our baby was entirely well and needed no more medicine. At six- teen months of age she weighed thirty pounds. Shehadcriedeightmonths, night and day, and nothing did her good until we tried Scott’sEmulsion.”-MRS. E. C. SMITH, Villa Rica, Ca. probably saved this child's life. Four doctors had been tried. Fcorr's EMULSION seemed to be just the thing needed, and it is just the thing needed by thousands of other children. It's so easily digested, so pure and harmless, yet most powerful in building up the most deli.. cate child or adult. But be sure to get Scon’s EMULSION, there are so many worthless and harmful imitations. A full copy of Mrs. Smith's letter and may otNrrs of a Iimllar nature. mother with same of oar 73139119 “tax-stun re- trArRiiur children; iriti be sent unon ra- celpt of your addxcu, monuomg cm. SCOTT ' some 126 wemngm St.. w. Term. ALL DRUGGISTS of Mrs. Smith's letter /ytd Have you ever observed that al- most invariably, at the early part of the hatching season, the smal- ler rearers have the wdventage over the larger ones, more parti- cularly at the commencement of incubating operations. There are relatively more young birds to be seen in cottage gardens and on the smaller fields of small farmers than upon the large farms, and in the most cases the broods are numeri- cally larger, and individually" ex- hibit greater vitality and a, more sturdy appearance; This, is doubtlc’s the result or tho more direcir,Hee,-sCarzrr-,-currvt--l vision, and constant, watchful at- tention, of whielrthere is a, great- er possibility in the case of the more limited undertakings than where more is attempted in con- junction with a multiplicity of co-) incident duties. The cottage wo-) mam places her feed COOIH within; easy distance of her back door, where the, young chicks are con- stantly under her notice, in her fre- quent goings and comings, in al manner more or less impossible Ir the farmer's wife, whose attention) they divide with the dairy and) other matters of perhaps greater; importance, so that the care of the poultry is at times relegated to) the tender mercies of a boy. l It is the continuity of direct, personal attention that is of special importance in winter rearing, and the same is true of the preceding period of incubation. The disposition of hens is very variable, a. fact; which needs con- siderable study throughout the in- cubating period, the ultimate suc- cess Jor_ssrl1icl1 depends largely up- on a, number of apparently simple and triding details. The fact that incubation involves one of the most wonderful and complex pro- cesses to be found in the whole realm of nature is too often lost sight of in the ignorant disregard bred of familiarity with its exter- nals, and it is not realized how very little carelessness is sufficient to arrest, or prevent the due growth and development of the life hidden within the shells. ther, Vincenzo. I do not fear thy behaviour in battle, only Learn the harder part-to bear thyself while waiting.” qty+o+crt4:y+ey-o+tytty+i: SETTING HENS. __ At the commencement the eggs should not be placed under the hens until the birds have settled contentedly in their setting quar- ters, a point in which they are very dissimilar, and the disregard of which often defeats the object ah the beginning. The safe plan is to place the hens in their nest boxes at night-upon china, eggs-to feed them in the morning and then to induce them to return quietly to their nests. If they do this with- out being unduly fidgety, and re- main quiet during the day, the real eggs may be introduced in the evening. _ . Vincénzo was melted, but not caring to show ie before Conrad, left/imp tent without reply. _ -- “He hath the makings of a, soldi- er in him for all his wilfulaess. I pray you pardon his present, idle- mess, my lord, and hold me as v.10 cause,” said Conrad. “I should have roused him sooner." "This is an hour of great need, Count," he said gravely. "The downfall of Visconti cannot mean to you what it does to me-it, can- not mean so much to any man-but am I not; right in thinking it means all to you to see the, Lady Valentine Visconti free?" WG+O+O4>OWO+OWW "I will ask a, service of you, Count,” ho said; "not thy right hand, nor any feat of knights-er- rantry, but something full as dif- ficult to render." And, excited at the thought of some adventure, Count Conrad waited expectantly, his hand upon his sword. The Prince smiled sadly. (To be continued.) Mastino glanced round. It was the first time he had entered the German's abode, and the lavishness of its appointments were not to his taste. "All! All I care, {Ar under hca- Von. By all the saints, Prince, I will give my right arm to serve your cause, sincts it; serves hor," cried Conrad. Della Scala/s brown eyes observ- ed him keenly. "Even if it be living on roots a dungeon, I will do it!” Betting hens should always be liberated at the same time every day, and fed on grain, using some corn in cold weather to maintain the bird's temperature; but Pune- tuality in feeding is essential to prevent restlessness and the pos- sibility of the birds standing up in their nests. They must be allow- ed out long enough for a, proper amount of exercise and the use of the dust bath, the cleanliness of the eggs and the nesting material receiving attention meanwhile. At about the tenth day the eggs should be tested by holding them in front of a. strong light, and the infertile and addled eggs removed; 9n the Farm 5 1n tho infertile will appear quite translucent, the addléd will appear cloudy and spotted, and the fer- tile will show a dark reddish color evenly distributed throughout the greater portion of their contents. The chief reason for the removal of the infertile eggs is that, though they generate no heat themselves, they absorb it from the surround- ing eggs containing living em- bryos. A secondary consideration is the avoidance of waste of space and time, as well as the energy of the setting hens, in that if sei- eral hens are set concurrently, the fertile eggs (which remain from the testing) may be distributed to complete the normal hatches under a, sufficient number of hens, unin- cubated eggs being placed beneath the remainder. rl'his will save ten days in the hatching' of the fresh settings, although there are some possible disadvantages in the trans- ference of partially Incubated eggs from one hen to another; and it may be noted that the temperature of setting hens is not the same throughout the whole incubating period, This, however, probably does not vary sudieiently to ma- terially interefere with the prac- tical results of the method, pro- vided the eggs are the product of a vigorous stock. Men of 70 Not Regarded as OW-- Simple Life and Longevity. In Norfolk there are in every village} individuals of more than 80 years of age and not infrequent- ly Olne or two over 90, and those of 70 and upward are regarded at not even old, says the London Daily News. Many farm laborers of 70 are quite hale and hearty, working from early morning up to 5 and b o'clock in the evening, and some are so vigorous as to earn a, full man's wages. And the women in the country (writes a, correspondent) are more tenacious of life perhaps than are the men. In one village personally known to me, containing abont 300 people, within the past SIX months have died three women of more than 90 years of age, the old- est of these being no less than 96. In another Norfolk village with in- habitants to the number of 400 there live a, man of 95, a woman of 90, a woman of 89, a. woman, of 87 and several of both sexes over 80. In yet another village there is a blacksmith aged 96 and the widow of a, country medical practitioner whose years mount up to 92. 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This longevity of the Norfolk peasant, comments the Lancet, has a very interesting pathologi- cal side to it. The chief enemy of tho farm laborer of the Eastern counties from the standpoint of health is rheumatism. Not many reach even middle age without having been the victims of rheuma- tism, and a large number are crip- pled in their old age by this dis. ease. But in spite of this the aver- age of longevity seems to be, very high, although as well as rheuma- tism he has to contend with the lack of adequate housing accom- modation and want of proper sani- tary arrangements. That to e sparingly of plain, wholesome foam to be much in the open air and to work sufficiently to occupy the mind and to exercise the body will enable a man to defy more or less the evils of environment would seem to be shown by the tough- mess of the Norfolk laborer. God has His best things for the few, Who care to stand the test; God has Bis second choice for those Who will not have His best. Give me, O Lord, the best things, Let others take" the rest; . I do not want their good things, For I have got; the best. d I want in this short life of mine As much as can be pressed Of service true, to God and man! Help me to be my best. . A camel can travel forty miles q day for twelve or fourteen day' without water, and carry a. load 01 400 pounds. -- It is not always open ill That risks the promised rest; The better often is the foe That keeps us from the best. There’s scarcely one but vaguely I want among the victor throng To have my name confessed, And hear the Master say at last "Well done, you did your best.' wants In some way to be blest; 'Tis Dot Thy blessing, Lord, I seek, I want Thy very best. And others choose the best things, But when by trial pressed, They shrink, they yield, they shun the cross, And so they lose the best. GOD' s BEST.